Windows update intelligence
May 2026 security update fails to install with 0x800f0922
Some devices failed to install the May 2026 security update due to insufficient free space on the EFI System Partition.
ResolvedC3 · Microsoft confirmedMajor impactSnapshot checked 2026-10-25
Does this match your environment?
- Windows scope
- 24H2 / 25H2
- Architecture
- Unknown — not universal
- App / driver
- Windows Update / EFI System Partition
- Conditions
- Devices with insufficient EFI System Partition free space; the error code is 0x800f0922.
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Evidence & current resolution
Microsoft lists this scope as resolved on 2026-05-26. Resolving update: KB5089573.
- Evidence ID
- official-esp-install-failure
- Source groups
- 1 · official publication
- Evidence basis
- Manually reviewed public source; no independent device test
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Recorded timeline
2026-05-12
Originating update released
KB50895492026-05-26
Official resolution recorded
KB5089573
2026-10-25
Snapshot reviewed
Added to this curated collection. Earlier acknowledgement time was not independently captured.
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